Iran to continue cooperation with IAEA

Tehran, Dec 16, (ICANA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker says Tehran will continue to be cooperative provided that the West is really seeking to learn the truth about Iran's nuclear energy program.

Sunday, December 16, 2012 4:54:58 PM

“If Westerners are really seeking to find the truth, we will continue cooperation [with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)] just as we did in the past,” said Seyyed Baqer Hosseini, a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, on Saturday.

“Considering our [past] cooperation with the agency (IAEA), we must make more serious demands for continuing these talks,” he added.

Hosseini also described the Tehran-IAEA talks as a prelude to negotiations with the P5+1 - which comprises of Britain, China, France, Russia and the US plus Germany - and added that the agency must pressure the world powers to sit at the negotiating table without "prejudgment."